Times they are a-changin’ … with a flurry of moves and terminations, the new administration has signaled a reverse within the federal labor and employment landscape. These changes will have significant impacts on current...more
2/25/2025
/ Covered Entities ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
NLRB ,
Regulatory Agenda
As could be expected in 2023, employers have had to adapt to an ever-changing landscape of employment laws, regulations, and in the case of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) a growing library of general counsel...more
12/28/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cannabis Products ,
Child Labor ,
Compensation ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Drug Testing ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Marijuana ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRB ,
Pay Transparency ,
Unions ,
Videoconference ,
Wage and Hour
The third quarter of 2023 has been pretty exciting as far as employment lawyers are concerned. Substantial regulations have been proposed and the pressure from federal agencies continues to rise. We will talk about some of...more
10/11/2023
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
New Guidance ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
No-Poaching ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Oral Communications ,
OSHA ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Protected Activity ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
So far, 2023 has been a wild ride for employers, a theme that looks to be continuing into the third quarter of the year. While certain predictions we made during Q1 came true in Q2 (we are looking at you, NLRB), others such...more
7/18/2023
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
De Minimis Claims ,
Discrimination ,
Drug Testing ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Glacier Northwest v International Brotherhood of Teamsters ,
Groff v DeJoy ,
Human Rights ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Marijuana ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Off-Duty Employees ,
Performance Reviews ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Right to Strike ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 7 ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII ,
Unions
Contrary to the expression’s limitations, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board”) set the tone for 2023 with some major Decisions which will essentially provide employees with not only the kitchen sink, but the walls...more
1/9/2023
/ Classification ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
College Athletes ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Off-Duty Employee Access ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Section 7 ,
Student Athletes ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Wage and Hour